NEaT’s Annual General Meeting will be on April 16 at 5 pm at Cafe Roasberg, Mikonkatu 13, Helsinki. The agenda, as laid out in our constitution, is as follows: The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall consider the following business: 1. Opening of the meeting 2. Election of a chairman, a secretary, two individuals to …
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English Today IV: A Closer Lens on English Professionals
This year, we focus on you, and on how you use English, both at home and in your work. Chuckle along as we explore the different approaches to humour in the UK and across the pond in the US with translator and author Zoë Chandler. Buckle up for the twists and quirks of being a …
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Christmas party 2017
The fourth annual NEaT Christmas party was held on December 5 starting at 5 pm at PAM’s premises in Hakaniemi, Helsinki. The party was free for paid members of NEaT and five euros for non-members. This year, the focus was on the British and Irish, with a programme and food focused on Britain and Ireland. NEaT provided the food …
Roundtable Discussion on Punctuation
A number of different punctuation problems will be presented, so be ready for an extremely active discussion! Ian Mac Eochagáin will address problems with commas, em and en dashes, colons, and semicolons that he runs into in translation and post-translation editing. Alisdair McLean will present the scientific use of hyphens, commas, semicolons, primes vs inverted …